irresponsible management; loose management; sloppy management
transfer (of a prisoner to another institution of confinement); prison transfer; transferring prison
toughening the law; making the law stricter
to continue one's studies up to university; to go to university
holding out a little longer
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
nursing school; nursing college
inspector; examiner; auditor
outside telephone line; outer circle
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
full payment; liquidation
independence from parents
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
to call again; to call someone back
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
my husband; one's family; family member